MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Tourism ... that would designate Panaon Island in Southern Leyte as a protected seascape. As the Senate prepares to deliberate on December 3 the proposal ...

within the Siargao Island Protected Landscape and Seascape (Siplas) as Wetlands of International Importance, or Ramsar Sites. The declaration of the two Ramsar Sites in the Philippines underscores ...